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McLennan, John D.; Bahadur, Alexander; Cobigo, Virginie; Hrycko, Sophia; Fulford, Casey – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: There is a lack of information about cross-sector service use by children with developmental disabilities despite their need for services from multiple sectors. Methods: Responses to service use questions from a parent-completed survey on school-aged children who attended clinics specific for those with developmental disabilities at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmental Disabilities, Children, Meetings
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Ncube, B. L.; Perry, A.; Weiss, J. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2018
Background: Research examining the quality of life (QoL) of children with severe developmental disabilities (SDD) is limited. The present study examines parent perceptions of child QoL in children with SDD compared with typically developing (TD) children and then examines predictors of QoL for the SDD group. Method: Parents of 246 children with…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Children, Quality of Life
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Hutchinson, Nancy; Minnes, Patricia; Burbidge, Julie; Dods, Jenn; Pyle, Angela; Dalton, C. J. – Exceptionality Education International, 2015
This mixed-methods study reports on the perspectives of 208 teacher candidates on teaching children with developmental disabilities and delays (DD) in inclusive classrooms from Kindergarten to Grade 6. The questionnaire included items on demographics, experience, knowledge, and feelings of competence, advocacy, and sense of efficacy. Open-ended…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion
Parker, Mitchell S. – 2001
This paper describes Camp Ramah, a residential summer camp in Central Ontario that offers a one month program for adolescents with developmental disabilities. Up to 15 special needs campers, ages 12-25, participate with up to 400 campers and 150 staff in a residential camping experience. Most campers have mild to moderate mental retardation, some…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Tasse, Marc J.; Lecavalier, Luc – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
A comparison between parent and teacher ratings of 109 school children on the French version of the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form, which measures social competence and problem behaviors of children with developmental disabilities, was conducted. Ratings differed significantly on three problem behavior subscales: conduct problem,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales
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Reinke, Diane C. – Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2005
The general purpose of this study was to examine the proportions of children and adolescents identified with behavioral, emotional and cognitive clinical findings and disabilities. Data from the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) were used in this study. Participants in this study included 7672 children aged 0 to 15…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Developmental Disabilities
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Duquette, Cheryll; Stodel, Emma; Fullarton, Stephanie; Hagglund, Karras – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a term that encompasses the various neurodevelopmental disorders experienced by individuals with prenatal alcohol exposure. FASD incorporates the terms Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE), and Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND). Early studies showed that students with…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Young Adults, Adolescents